All Posts with tag "japan"

Today we are going on a tour of Tokyo - not all of Tokyo mind you but on one of my favorite routes from Lalaport in Toyosu down the river on to Asakusa - a nice blend of the modern and the traditional past.

Yesterday was a public holiday known as "Seijin no Hi" [成人の日] or "Coming of age day" where those who have turned 20 are declared adults meaning they can now do SDV (Smoke, Drink and Vote). In the past, the coming of age day was celebrated onl...

The second season of Culture Japan has just finished its run in Japan and is about to start its global broadcast in America and Asia. At the end of each episode we show an end card featuring the artwork of a popular artist. The End Card for Episod...

Was filming the 2011 AmiAmi end of year figure ranking for Culture Japan with Richard yesterday and would like to share the results with you. As its the EOY rankings, we only cover the top figures from various categories.

Fresh out into the App Store is the Mirai Suenaga iPhone and iPad app MiraiClock3 - tis free so please do give it a whirl! The app has currently made it into the top 10 charts for free utilities on the app store ^o^

"I can die happy now" was the first thing I said to myself when the tag for my TV show Culture Japan (#culturejapan) became a Twitter Trend in Japan today. This had always been a goal of mine. Culture Japan is broadcast in Japan at 22:30 every Saturd...

Recording 2 studio episodes for Culture Japan with my AFA co-host Yoshimi in the office - and had a few readers come to join in on the fun n games. Filming for most of the day and then its off to treat everybody to a well earned dinner. Can you recog...

Had a most awesome time at AFA11 this year where I spent most of my time on stage as MC. I had the pleasure of working with:- LiSA Chiwa Saito Haruhiko Mikimoto FLOW Ichiro Mizuki Go Nakanishi Tow Ubukata Atsuhiro Iwakami Tatsuyuki Nagai Ma...

You see it in Anime, J-Drama, movies, commercials and in many photos where Japanese folks are being photographed - the Peace Sign or V-sign. I see many poking fun at the Japanese who find it uncool or strange that they should do such a gesture. But...

Been meaning to get round to it for a long time but will try to review all the equipment that we use for TV production. Narration (known as "Afureco" [アフレコ] in Japanese which is short for "After Recording") for Culture Japan Season 2 is done in...

The jobs section has been updated and I'll be adding more positions as they become available.

My TV show Culture Japan is in its second season and premiers tonight in Japan on Tokyo MX TV at 22:30. BS11 will also be broadcasting Culture Japan from 16th October at 27:00. Culture Japan is an extension of this site where I cover many aspects...

Last year we had a look at the steps needed to become a ninja. Today we take a look at what it takes to become a ninja girl otherwise known as Kunoichi (くノ一). The training ground is same as last year - Edo Wonderland in Nikko. But before I contin...

Was filming 2 episodes worth of Culture Japan Season 2 at the Good Smile Cafe. After the Madoka theme, the cafe this time round gets the Carnival Phantasm treatment with the Fate girlies looking sooooo cute! ><

Back at Edo Wonderland in Nikko to build up upon my current Ninja skills - can anybody guess the name of this leaning ninja skill? Brought along Elly with me to train her as Kunoichi.

Previously posted some positions for full time members of staff (like the Ruby Developer) and after sifting through many applicants, I finally hired somebody - and this is what she looks like...

Was in Osaka last weekend filming for Culture Japan Season 2. One of the places we are covering is Otaroad - its Osaka's equivalent of Akihabara which is filled with otaku goodness and a load of 2D girlies absolutely everywhere! The first place we t...

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Culture Japan TV Season 1 will be broadcast across America from tonight on the MNET America channel from 9:30PM ET/PT! You can check out this list to see which channels carry Mnet. Season 2 will be broa...

Today I'm going to talk about how I discovered Japan, how I learned Japanese and how I ended up in the land of the rising sun after finally starting to live a passion that I only discovered in my twenties. I will share my experiences of learning Jap...

The clock that will make you hungry every time you look at it - continuing the shenanigans from yesterday, we have a look at a clock made out of sushi.

Looks like I left it for over a month this time ToT I'm sure one day I'll actually be able to write these every week like I did back when I started the A Week in Tokyo series back in 2007. Maybe when I retire? ^^;

After the Japan broadcast on Tokyo MX TV and the Asia broadcast on Animax Asia, Culture Japan is now available to the rest of za warudo on Crunchyloll. For folks who are not beknowist, Culture Japan is a TV show that I direct and present on that int...

Mandarake - the company with many shops located around Tokyo that sells a ton of second hand otaku goodies - manga, anime, figures, dolls, trading cards, gatcha and a load of other merchandise. We previously took a look at the history of Mandarake...

Its been 2 weeks since the Tohoku-Kanto Earthquake hit Japan and today we'll take a look at whats been happening in Tokyo since then. First photo taken in a small street near our station - we've got a load of streets around here full of personality.